Broadoak Primary School Year 5 Parent Curriculum Meeting 2017 ‘Working together to achieve our best’

Year 5 Team Miss Samson and Miss Whitney Mrs Smith Mrs Couser Mrs Oldroyd Mrs Matthews EdStart Sports Coaches Mrs McLaren

Timetable Monday 18th Tuesday 19th Wednesday 20th Thursday 21st   Monday 18th Tuesday 19th Wednesday 20th Thursday 21st Friday 22nd h 9.00 – 10.00 English Swimming 10.00 - 11.00 Maths 11.15 – 12.00 Guided Reading Assembly 1.00 – 2.30 Science Cracking Comprehension P.E. Topic (Geography/History/Art/DT/RE) Spelling Spanish 2.40 – 3.00 Class reader Music 3.00 – 3.30

Daily Routines Doors open at 8:45am Morning bell at 8:55am and register will start. School reading books and reading records should be brought into school every day. P.E is on a Wednesday afternoon. Children should have 2 kits in school (indoor and outdoor). Swimming is on a Friday morning throughout the Autumn term. Swimming will start this week. - Drop off and collection arrangements PE - Toast and Milk

Snacks Milk and toast is available to purchase via Parent Pay. All other snacks you wish your child to have should be provided from home. Healthy snacks only please and water as a drink during the day. Behaviour expectations (uniforms) Home school agreement Discuss our job, parent’s job, children’s job We will be discussing the home school agreement with children in class so we all know we are working from the same page Remind parents that we communicate through email and to check on a regular basis E safety think u know website

Class Rules Each class has worked together to create their own class rules and expectations based on the schools Golden Rules. These can be seen in each class. Children earn points for following the rules which are converted to housepoints at the end of each week and go towards the housepoint totals announced in Friday’s celebration assembly. Rewards: Star of the day / Stars of the week Dojo points Reading Superhero Visit Mrs Wild or Mrs Whittaker End of term Fun Day Sanctions: Lose Dojo points Lose time from Fun Day Include rewards sanctions and changes to Golden Time

Broadoak Backpack

involves following instructions. Apprentice Master Expert Completed independently – involves non-routine, interconnected, multi-step thinking in problems with more than one possible solution. Can be completed with independence – involves some degree of decision making application. Scaffolded by adult - involves following instructions.

Medium Term Overview

Reading At home Please bring book bags daily. Please sign the reading diary to show that your child has read – a quick ‘book read’ or ‘read to p.7’ is fine. Question your child about what they have read. In school Children will read with a teacher once a week. They will complete a variety of activities based on a text/extract or poem each week.

Reading Questions

Guided Reading

Importance of reading daily… Access to increased vocabulary – helps writing. Visual recognition of words – proofreading own writing, editing work, spelling words. Develop understanding and comprehension of texts. Increased stamina when reading independently Maths – Being able to independently read word problems.

Writing Genres - children will experience a variety of genres e.g. persuasive writing, stories, report writing, poetry, letters, newspaper articles, non - chronological reports.

Grammar

Examples of writing…

Examples of writing…

Mathematics Column addition Column subtraction Chunking Grid method Calculation Policy Expanded column Short division

Mastery Explain how you know.

Marking & Feedback Policy Review in Spring 2017 Add a piece of writing including new approach

Homework Reading for at least 10 minutes each night. Homework books – Given out on Wednesday, returned by Monday. Homework Review – School Council and Parent Voice Group Spellings / Times tables Homework Schedule EYFS 1 piece each week Pick & Mix Projects 8 activity suggestions available on the class page and Medium Term Overviews as optional extras KS1 Maths / English on weekly rotation KS2 1 x Maths 1 x English

Home / School Communication Website: Primary source for information including calendar, class pages and general school information Email: All letters, including newsletters, trip/event letters, club letters, PTA communications, will be sent to the identified 1st contact. Twitter: Whole school and year group account will share events and celebrations ParentPay: Provides school with parental consent for events / trips Text: Will be used to inform 1st contact of short notice information and follow up unreported absence

Worries or concerns Open door policy First point of contact is class teacher Key Stage Team Leaders Mrs. Whittaker / Mrs. Wild Early Years Mr. Harris (Rec) Key Stage One Mr. Adams (Y2) Lower Key Stage Two Miss Samson (Y5) Upper Key Stage Two Miss Gavin (Y6)

Medicines We can administer prescription medicines that are required for more than 3 times a day, on some occasions we will administer medicines that are required 3 times a day – you will need to complete a form at the office If your child is too unwell for school, please telephone (not email or text as these are not monitored) the school office before 9am as any unexplained absence will be followed up by the school office 48 hour sickness / diarrhoea rule Please update your class teachers on any medical issues (i.e. asthma etc.) Individual Health Care Plans will be drawn up between parents and school for a child with any significant medical needs

Broadoak Primary School Thank you for coming